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From a very pragmatic point of view, getting the right data at the right time is at the heart of good project portfolio management. If the right data is not available for decision makers to use, the issue will be mediocre results at best. Portfolio management is about selecting the right projects, optimizing the portfolio Read more about The Right Portfolio Data at the Right Time[…]

Fundamentally, portfolio management is about strategic execution and maximizing value to the organization through important project investments. Through various processes, leadership teams can determine how well their project investments align to key strategic goals. Optimization techniques can further enhance the value of the portfolio, ensuring that organizations get the biggest bang for their project buck. Read more about Tactical or Strategic PPM[…]

Too often, the modus operandi for many organizations is to receive requests and filter them through a stage-gate process in order to evaluate the merit of the request and select the right projects. If the project is selected, a project team is assembled and the project planning begins. There is nothing wrong with this process, Read more about Portfolio Planning vs Strategic Planning[…]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reportedly selected Box’s cloud content management platform to modernize its technical infrastructure and drive new ways to work in the cloud. With Box, the FDA is furthering its IT innovation strategy to digitize business processes and envision new ways to engage with the pharmaceutical and life sciences Read more about FDA Chooses Box for Cloud Content Management[…]

Project pipeline management is an important component of project portfolio management (PPM) because it encompasses the work needed to “select the right projects”. Pipeline management involves steps to ensure that an adequate number of project proposals are generated, evaluated, and screened out at various stages of the intake process that meet strategic objectives. There are Read more about Project Pipeline Management[…]

IT Business Management – Run IT As Business IT Business Management is a framework and approach that brings together people, process and technology to enable organizations to manage IT with real-time visibility, agility and support change and innovation. ITBM improves visibility on cost and performance and helps CIO and IT leaders to make right decision Read more about IT Business Management – Run IT As Business[…]

Application Portfolio Management (APM) is a framework for managing applications in enterprise. APM provides an inventory of an organization’s software applications and software-based services as well as metrics showing the business benefits of each application. Metrics can provide information from various perspective such as business , technology, financials, IT Strategy and IT architecture in order Read more about Key Metrics for Application Portfolio Management (APM)[…]

Cloudbyz PPM July’17 release bring exciting new features that users requested and will find extremely useful. We have also fixed certain issues related to export of project schedule to MS Project. New Features: Timesheet The Timesheet functionality which is typically the one used by all users in an organization is revamped with a simple to Read more about Cloudbyz ITPM July 2017 Release Overview[…]

By Tim Washington, Point B Managing project dependencies are an important part of portfolio planning as well as tactically managing project execution. Unknown dependencies represent a major portfolio risk and in complex environments, inadequate identification of project dependencies can derail projects or programs. Dependencies can be any deliverable, process, standard, technology, or product that is produced Read more about Be Careful Managing Project Dependencies[…]